The Nigerian professor who makes more money welding

Re:The Nigerian professor who makes more money welding by nabilhat on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:51AM (#39200449)

Not as a welder, as a welding workshop sole proprieter with employees, including children.

> He has 10 apprentices - aged between 12 and 20 - at the workshop where he is teaching them the skills of the trade.

> "Even as apprentices, he gives us 10,000 naira every month and a daily stipend for food."

That's $11.36 per month. How much does the owner keep if retained earnings meet or exceed a normal salary for an academic in Nigeria?

> Academics in Nigeria have long struggled on modest salaries, most earning between 350,000 naira ($390; £305) and 500,000 ($555; £435) a month

More than about 80%, if there are no other costs. This is a story about entrepreneurship, not a recognition of manual skill, or an expose of underpaid academics.

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Re:The Nigerian professor who makes more money welding by boxed on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @04:15AM (#39201692)

> This is a story about entrepreneurship, not a recognition of manual skill, or an expose of underpaid academics.

It can be all three. A story doesn't need to be about just one thing.

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Re:The Nigerian professor who makes more money welding by whamlastxmas on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:06AM (#39200890)

Thanks for saving me the click. People act like the BBC is some bastion of flawless journalism but it’s still full of dumb crap like this

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Re:The Nigerian professor who makes more money welding by Glemolo on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:25AM (#39204897)

He actually didn't.

He left out plenty of interesting details.

And not sure why you are randomly hating on BBC? Who said that this article is a must read because of BBC?

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